Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Airbus Operations Gmbh

Christophe Bourdeau

Frédéric Chelin

Olivier Scholz

Thierry Surply

Romain Cusset

Lauren Davis

Quentin Vaucouloux

An aircraft nacelle provided with a thrust reversal device which comprises at least one diversion system which is configured to divert, in the activated state, an airflow channeled in the nacelle toward a lateral opening of the nacelle, at least one orientation system comprising at least one transverse deflector which is configured to orientate the airflow diverted by the diversion system in the radial directions and toward the upstream end of the nacelle, and at least one longitudinal deflector which is secant to the transverse deflector(s) and which is oriented in a direction which forms an angle of less than 25° with the longitudinal direction.

Aircraft nacelle provided with at least one thrust reversal device comprising at least one longitudinal deflector, aircraft comprising at least one propulsion assembly composed of such a nacelle

An aircraft nacelle equipped with a thrust reversal device, which comprises: at least one longitudinal actuator for activating or deactivating the thrust reversal device, at least one deflection system configured to deflect an air stream channeled in the nacelle towards a lateral opening in the nacelle, in the activated state, at least one orientation system having: at least one transverse deflector configured to orient the air stream deflected by the deflection system towards the upstream end of the nacelle, for each longitudinal actuator, a hollow longitudinal deflector, which is configured to house the longitudinal actuator and has an aerodynamic profile that has a leading edge oriented towards the deflection system.

Aircraft nacelle equipped with at least one thrust reversal device comprising at least one longitudinal deflector configured to house a longitudinal actuator

An aircraft nacelle equipped with a thrust reversal device which comprises: at least one deflection system configured to deflect an air stream channeled in the nacelle toward a lateral opening of the nacelle, in the activated state; at least one orientation system having: at least one transverse deflector configured to orient the air stream deflected by the deflection system toward the upstream end of the nacelle, at least one downstream deflector positioned at the downstream edge of the lateral opening and configured to deflect the air stream deflected by the deflection system toward the upstream end of the nacelle.

Aircraft nacelle equipped with at least one thrust reversal device comprising a downstream deflector, aircraft comprising at least one propulsion unit having such a nacelle

A deflector provided with a spoiler for a thrust reverser of an aircraft engine nacelle. The deflector, a lateral deflector or an orbital deflector, may be in an exhaust structure of a thrust reverser and comprises a deflector plate configured to act on an aerodynamic flow. The deflector plate has a concave upstream face and a convex downstream face, as well as an intake end and an exhaust end. The deflector is fitted with a spoiler rigidly connected to the exhaust end of the deflector plate and arranged transversely in relation to the deflector plate. The spoiler endowing the deflector with specific properties to act on the aerodynamic flow.

Deflector provided with a spoiler for a thrust reverser of an aircraft engine nacelle

A deflector for an ejection structure of a thrust reverser is disclosed including a deflector plate configured to act on an aerodynamic flow, the deflector plate having a concave upstream face, a convex downstream face, an inlet end, and an outlet end. The upstream face and the downstream face of the deflector plate have different curved profiles, the deflector has a particular profile giving it properties allowing it to act effectively on the aerodynamic flow so as to enhance the performance of the thrust reverser in which it is mounted.

Deflector provided with faces with different curvatures for a thrust reverser of an aircraft engine nacelle

A grating for the formation of a reverse flow of a turbofan engine and comprising fins of a first type having a curved profile whose rounding is oriented aft and whose center of curvature is forward relative to the fin of the first type, fins of a second type having a curved profile whose rounding is oriented aft and whose center of curvature is forward relative to the fin of the second type. In this grating, each fin of one of the two types is inserted between two fins of the other type moving from forward to aft and the cord of the fins of the second type is smaller than the cord of the fins of the first type.

Grating for the formation of a reverse flow of an aircraft turbofan engine

An aircraft turbojet nacelle comprising blowing means intended to inject a tangential airflow (F) into the internal volume (V) of the nacelle, said blowing means being provided in a wall of the air intake of the nacelle in the supersonic area of said air intake. The invention also concerns a method for controlling separation in an aircraft nacelle, wherein a tangential airflow is injected (F) into the internal volume (V) of the nacelle in the locally supersonic area of the air intake so as to pull the main airflow (F) into the extension of the inner wall of the nacelle.

Turbojet nacelle and method for controlling separation in a turbojet nacelle

An aircraft leading edge is extended by an aerodynamic surface providing an aerodynamic flow and where air discharges are arranged preventing separation of the aerodynamic flow. The air discharges are arranged in at least two rows essentially parallel to the leading edge and in an offset manner for at least two consecutive rows. At least one block is inserted between two walls that form the aerodynamic surface. The block includes, on the one hand, an outside surface extending the aerodynamic surface, a first inclined surface contacting the first wall forming the aerodynamic surface, and a second inclined surface contacting the second wall that forms the aerodynamic surface, and, on the other hand, projecting and/or hollow shapes that are made at the inclined surfaces and that are arranged in an alternating fashion from one surface to the next, allowing air to pass on both sides of the aerodynamic surface.

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